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Cloud host Vultr rips user data ownership clause from ToS after web outrage
https://www.theregister.com/2024/03/28/vultr_content_controversy/
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Literacy in the U.S. has fallen to 79%, down from 96% in the late 1980's
https://www.thenationalliteracyinstitute.com/post/literacy-statistics-2024-2025-where-we-are-now
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Dell tells remote workers that they won't be eligible for promotion
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/03/dell-tells-remote-workers-that-they-wont-be-eligible-for-promotion/
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PyPI halted new users and projects while it fended off supply-chain attack
https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/03/pypi-halted-new-users-and-projects-while-it-fended-off-supply-chain-attack/
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1258390
Why are so many people being hit with £5 fines for 'counterfeit' stamps?
https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/bills/article-13244469/Why-people-hit-5-fines-counterfeit-stamps.html
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You can't leak users' data if you don't hold it
https://seancoates.com/blogs/matter-and-privacy
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How A.I. chatbots become political
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/03/28/opinion/ai-political-bias.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gE0.4mlz.Yf7_amfNGgmx
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How does an independent bookstore survive for 90 years?
https://www.deseret.com/entertainment/2019/8/15/20804020/how-does-an-independent-bookstore-survive-for-90-years-utahs-weller-book-works-found-an-answer/
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What Boeing did to all the guys who remember how to build a plane
https://prospect.org/infrastructure/transportation/2024-03-28-suicide-mission-boeing/
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Can Xerox's PARC find new life with SRI?
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/03/26/business/silicon-valley-tech-xerox-parc-sri.html
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Launch HN: Thorntale (YC W24) – Presentation software that works with your data [news.ycombinator.com]
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Edgar, build a Dyson swarm
https://playedgar.netlify.app/
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1258351
The Next Big Step in Mojo Open Source
https://www.modular.com/blog/the-next-big-step-in-mojo-open-source
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Banana prices to go up as temperatures rise, says expert
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-68534309
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Show HN: Spice.ai – materialize, accelerate, and query SQL data from any source
https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai
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We made a hot dog talk with RF [video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgDxXDV4_hc
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1258342
AI21 Labs Unveils Jamba: The First Production-Grade Mamba-Based AI Model
https://www.maginative.com/article/ai21-labs-unveils-jamba-the-first-production-grade-mamba-based-ai-model/
» Comments [news.ycombinator.com]
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Dell: Return to office or give up promotions
https://www.newsnationnow.com/business/dell-return-office-no-promotions/
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Show HN: I built a web app to open source travel itineraries
https://tripgeeks.app/community
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The company building a rotating detonation engine is pushing the tech forward
https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/03/venus-aerospace-takes-flight-as-it-progresses-with-tests-of-novel-engine/
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